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Pine Ridge (BD-6073)

Barge Derrick, Non Self-propelled:
  • Laid down in 1954 at Dravo Corp, Pittsburgh, PA., as US Army Derrick Barge Pine Ridge (BD-6073) by Dravo Corp
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, date unknown to US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Placed in service as Pine Ridge (BD-6073)
  • Retired from Army service in 2002
  • Sold, date unknown, renamed Apache
  • Current Disposition, active in United Kingdom
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,246 t.
    Length 139 ¾ ft.
    Beam 70 ft.
    Draft 9 ft.
    Accommodations 14
    Fuel Capacity 1,627 gals
    Auxiliary Equipment
    Main Generators Twin Caterpillar 208 kW
    Aux Generators Twin Caterpillar 74 kW
    Equipment
    Crane Pedestal Mount Dravo 360 degree slew 150 te @ 20 m radius
    Mooring System 4 point mooring system, independently operated hydraulic winches
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    Pine Ridge
    3028607303    		 363k
    Namesake
    Pine Ridge - The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota snd Nebraska. Originally included within the territory of the Great Sioux Reservation, Pine Ridge was created by the Act of March 2, 1889, 25 Stat. 888. in the southwest corner of South Dakota on the Nebraska border. It consists of 3,468.85 sq miles of land area and is one of the largest reservations in the United States. (Wikipedia)
    Photo - The Great Sioux Reservation. "1888 Map showing the location of the Indian reservations within the limits of the United States and territories, compiled from official and other authentic sources, under the direction of the Hon. Jno. H. Oberly, Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Wm. H. Rowe, draughtsman." The reservation was established in Dakota by the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868). Primeau - http://www.primeau.org/1888/index.html, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons    		 Tommy Trampp
    Pine Ridge
    3028607302    		 133k Ex-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge Pine Ridge (BD-6073) moored at Hythe, Southampton. U.K., April 2002
    Photo from ©www.shipphotos.co.uk    		 John Spivey
    Pine Ridge
    3028607301    		 116k Ex-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge Pine Ridge (BD-6073), renamed Apache, moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Ships Nostalgia.com    		 John Spivey
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